Where are the heavy duty tow vehicles?

[Daniël Bos]

.... A bit tatty....

 

[mendiplogs]

land cruiser, the choice of the discerning tree cutter, heres my mates yard shunt,bit tatty but runs like a Rolex !!

HI JON is that the one your going to use on thursday mate jon

[garth mc garth]

land cruiser, the choice of the discerning tree cutter, heres my mates yard shunt,bit tatty but runs like a Rolex !!

 

I used to have one of those when i lived in australia, 4 speed box with a 4.5 chevy straight six petrol....... mmmm powerrrrrr!!!

[john p]

HI JON is that the one your going to use on thursday mate jon

 

yes mate, might avoid the A303 though!

[mendiplogs]

yes mate, might avoid the A303 though!

 

HI JON thats ok i put it over the wall next to the trees you no what mine then :laugh1:jon

[Billy]

Maybe a 1500 ? My 2500 cummins had a train weight of just over 7.5 leaving room for a 4.5t trailer to be towed legally! They're rated to tow 18000lbs in the states and 8800 if toss for the truck.

[markieg31]

as said before.. 'gone are the days of the work horse'.

same with anything these days including tractors.

 

you could chuck logs in the back of an old hilux and not worry about it. try that on a new one and you will see the dents all around the rim of the bed.

 

but we cant keep comparing new trucks to old ones. if you want a new truck to impress customers etc then put up with the con's and enjoy the pro's.

if you want a work truck than find a 2003 d4d hilux or similar.

decent mpg, solid body, that can take some abuse.

 

mark the fourtrak driver

[TreeswingerPerth]

Ii've got a Land Cruiser Amazon 80 series , they say it'll pull 3.5 ton , I pull a big ifor williams tipper heaped full of wet hardwood regularly and you would be pushed to know it was there , great machine !

[gensetsteve]

Ii've got a Land Cruiser Amazon 80 series , they say it'll pull 3.5 ton , I pull a big ifor williams tipper heaped full of wet hardwood regularly and you would be pushed to know it was there , great machine !

 

Yes and you can pull big trailers away on hills without the fuel system shutting down on emissions.

[josharb87]

I reckon stevies 4x4 iveco would be the perfect vehicle-built to a heavier spec, comfortable yet tough interior, nice to drive if anything like its 2wd brother